In Market Share and Merchant Sales Volume
HONG KONG, April 1 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Global Payments Asia-Pacific Limited ("Global Payments"), a joint venture between The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited ("HSBC") and U.S.- based Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN), received a number of top card industry awards in Hong Kong from Visa Inc., MasterCard Worldwide and China UnionPay for the year of 2008. The wins acknowledge Global Payments' leadership position in the merchant acquiring business in Hong Kong and its success of bringing innovative products and excellent quality of services to its customers.
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Global Payments was named the "Winner - Highest Market Share in Merchant Sales Volume" by MasterCard Worldwide and was awarded first place in the categories of "Highest Merchant Sales Volume" and second place in "Largest Merchant Sales Volume Growth" by Visa Inc. In the China UnionPay awards, Global Payments received silver awards for highest merchant sales volume and largest sales volume growth.
Commenting on this recognition by industry peers, Ian Courtnage, President -- Global Payments Asia-Pacific, said, "These prestigious awards underscore our number one leadership position in Hong Kong's merchant acquiring market and our excellent growth over the past year. Our product innovations, service excellence and industry-leading processing capabilities have been instrumental in growing both Global Payments' and our merchants' sales volume. We are proud to see our excellent achievements recognized within the industry."
Global Payments is dedicated to providing cutting-edge payment processing solutions to help merchants enhance business profitability and operational efficiency. In the past two years, the company has launched a range of new payment products across Asia Pacific. Global Payments is one of the first payment processors to introduce an extensive mobile payment solution, Global MobilePay(TM), for merchants to increase mobility in accepting card payments virtually everywhere. The company also offers Global WebPay(TM) to empower online merchants to process multi-country, multi-sales channels and multi-currency card transactions. Another product from its unrivalled product range is Global HomeCurrencyPay(TM), a dynamic conversion service that allows merchants to provide their cardholders with the option of paying in their home currencies when they travel, thus increasing customer satisfaction. Global Payments will continue to leverage its state-of-the-art processing platform and introduce best-in-class products to benefit merchants.
About Global Payments Asia-Pacific Limited
Global Payments Asia-Pacific Limited (Global Payments), currently serving merchants in 11 countries and territories across Asia, is the largest pan-Asian card processing company in the region. The company is a strategic joint venture between Global Payments Inc. [NYSE:GPN], a leading worldwide payment processor and The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited. The company brings a new level of innovation to merchant services in the region with an expanded range of innovative payment solutions, industry-leading merchant reporting tools, and unparalleled merchant services. Global Payments has established a strong presence in the Asia-Pacific region and now operates in Brunei, China, Hong Kong, India, Macau, Malaysia, the Maldives, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Taiwan. For more information about the company and its services, please visit http://www.globalpayments-asia.com .
Media Relations Contact:
Christine Li
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Email: christine.li@globalpay.com